The Gnome Shell is a window manager for the Gnome 3 desktop environment.
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Gnome-Shell, use the hot corner to display Application
I'm currently tweaking my new Gnome-Shell inside a VM before doing it on my current laptop and I would like to know how to display the application drawer when the mouse go on the hot corner instead of ...
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Gnome 3.4.2: How to display notifications a bit longer
I receive mails via Thunderbird (with extensions FireTray and GNOME Integration) and want to display the "New mail notification" a bit longer.
How can I increase the length of time notifications ...
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Applications stop receiving mouse actions in Gnome 3.6 on Fedora 18
recently i have this problem that suddenly out of nowhere applications stop receiving mouse actions like click and drag and drop. but i can type and use keyboard. Gnome status bar still works.
Things ...
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How to use Gnome Shell with multiple monitors?
I'm desperately trying to make Gnome Shell work with multiple monitors. I'm on Gentoo. I'm using the proprietary ATI drivers.
I did the configuration with the aticonfig tool.
I tried using ...
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Gnome 3 old interface
I'm going nuts! I installed the a newer version of Gnome (it's now 3.5.1), but I'm still seeing the old interface. I want the interface with the "activities" button in the left top corner. Now I see ...
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No cursor with Nvidia drivers when gdm or gnome-shell loaded
In a fresh Arch install if I install gnome and GDM with the official Nvidia drivers:
pacman -S gnome gnome-extra nvidia
systemctl enable gdm.service
nvidia-xconfig
I don't have a cursor when GDM or ...
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Update to gnome 3.6 from 3.4 in debian wheezy
So I have a gnome 3.4 with my debian wheezy distro.
How can I upgrade it to 3.6? I tried searching repos, but could not find anything. The only thing I found was for Ubuntu, and the solution 404'd on ...
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Using different .cshrc.user files
I have two .cshrc.user files for two different projects. For example, they set the same environment variables but with different values.
When I'm currently switching between projects, I run a python ...
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Three monitors with Ubuntu - Cannot define max resolution on all screens
I've a ZenBook UX32VD laptop with a Intel i7-3537U CPU. I'm on ubuntu 12.10 (kernel 3.5.0-23-generic, xorg 1:7.7, nvidia-current 304.64 and gnome-shell 3.6.1). This laptop has a nVidia card with the ...
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How to disable all Gnome 3 notifications?
A pop up shows up at the bottom on the screen in Gnome 3, when ever there are software updates or when I plug in an USB device.
I have disabled notifications in the menu in the top right corner, bit ...
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Console disable Vim color scheme (ctrl+alt+F1…)
I don't know exactly how is named all the ctrl+alt+F1, ctrl+alt+F2, ctrl+alt+F3 etc... terminals but when I'm going to use it all my Vim scheme is ignored...
I made it following this website:
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How do I launch (pdf) documents with Evince from the Activities Overview in Gnome 3?
Evince is already set as the default document viewer. Clicking on a document while in Nautilus will open Evince to view them. However, this is not the case when clicking on a document that appears ...
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Making application menus on top of gnome shell
Is there a way to get gnome shell components (panel, message tray) to be appear below the popup menus of other applications such as Java and Gtk Apps.
The problem is when there are gtk apps which ...
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How to override GTK3 / Gnome Shell themes per application
I'm using both Cinnamon and Gnome Shell (Gnome 3) on Fedora 17 with the dark theme Blapple. Quite a few applications can't handle dark themes very good.
In Gnome 2 I had a simple solution for these ...
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Gnome 3 fallback (gnome-panel): multiple copies of all UI elements
I just switched from an NVIDIA to an ATI graphics card and changed the graphics
drivers on my Gentoo distro accordingly. Surprisingly, gnome-shell worked
without any noticeable problems (I know there ...
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Gnome Shell Extension Key Binding
What is the simplest way to (globally) bind a key combination (e.g. <Super>+A) to a function in a gnome shell extension?
Inspecting a couple of extensions, I ran into the following code:
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How to make Gnome Shell Alt+Tab list applications before switching to the next one?
I use Gnome Shell 3.4 and I find the Alt+Tab feature extremely powerful. Switching between opened application windows is fast and effective, at least more than trough the overview.
Unfortunately, I ...
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Application that doesn't stick to launcher in dash in Gnome Shell
I have installed Komodo Edit 7.0.2 and had to create a custom .desktop file in order to launch it from the Gnome Shell dash - see http://pastebin.com/VuKniTiM
Everything was working fine: one click ...
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Infinite history in centos gnome terminal
I'm using Centos 5.x gnome terminal. I would like to know how to set the terminal to hold infinite history. It is possible in KDE terminal. Don't know how to do it in gnome.
Please help
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System-wide Gnome3 fallback on Fedora Core 17
I know how to switch to fallback mode using the system-info setting,
and also via gsettings.
However, both those methods are per user.
I want to set the fallback mode as default for all of my users.
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How to enable dragging windows with alt-click in gnome 3 / gnome shell
Dragging windows around with alt-click has always been one of my favorite features on a linux desktop: no need to aim at the window title to drag, just press alt, click anywhere within the window and ...
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Surrounding window frame disappeared after Ubuntu release upgrade
Surrounding window frame disappeared after Ubuntu release upgrade to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS so window maximize, minimize and close icons are not present anymore:
Note: Few months ago I switched from ...
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Issues with Menu Editor in GNOME 3
I'm currently using Fedora 16 w/ GNOME 3. I've created a new application entry for Xilinx ISE using Alacarte.
Here it is below:
The application itself runs perfectly, however there is an issue with ...
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Gnome Shell doesn't display applications
Applications will not show up in Gnome Shell, however they show up on the "Favourites" bar, and can be searched for.
For example, if I search for something spelled incorrectly ("chrmium"), it shows ...
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Gnome Shell 3.4 and a “Super key” related shortcut
Is there a possibility to add a custom shortcut containing the super key.
For example I add "gnome-terminal" as a custom shortcut and want to apply "Super+t". This is also shown, but doesn't work. ...
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Why is my number of workspaces stuck on 4 (gnome-shell installed into ubuntu 11.10)
I can change the number of rows to display, but increasing the number of workspaces changes the number shown, but not the number of names in the name list, and then not the number shown in the applet, ...
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How can I extend Lisa's taskbar across both monitors?
I've just installed Linux Mint 12 Lisa and would like to extend the bottom taskbar to both monitors.
Lisa uses a fork of Gnome Shell (Gnome 3) called Cinnamon
How can I do this?
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How can I improve Nvidia graphics performance in Linux?
I'm running Fedora 16 64-bit, my graphics card is an Nvidia GTS 250.
Adobe flash performance is poor compared to Windows, and GPU accelerated video decoding doesn't seem to be fully working (worked ...
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Disable autohide for Gnome 3's bottom bar
I like to work with maximized shell windows, and very often notifications I care little about appear at the bottom of the screen, right on top of my command line that I'm writing.
It would be much ...
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How to prevent Gnome-shell's Alt+Tab from grouping windows from similar apps?
I love pretty much everything about how Gnome Shell handles app-switching through Alt+Tab. My one gripe with it, though, is how it forces the user to use Alt+` to switch between windows of the same ...
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GNOME Shell Global Menu Extension broke my GTK
I've been playing around with the GNOME 3 Shell and like it very much so far.
But I've installed an extension that provides application menu pushing to the topbar. I think it's a great idea to allow ...
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How do I setup a Gnome 3.2 VPN connection (Fedora 16)
I just switched to Gnome 3 on a new laptop to try it out. Lots of things are different, but I think I can get used to them. But I'm having a real problem trying to figure out how to get the new ...
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Chrome windows don't remember size after closing and re-opening
Running GNOME 3 (GNOME Shell 3.2.2.1) on Ubuntu 11.10 , I'm seeing a problem with Google Chrome where sometime in the past a pop-under ad has resized my browser window to something like 640x400 , and ...
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Why isn't my synergy KVM working properly?
I have installed synergy v1.4.5 on my laptop and desktop. Both computers are running Ubuntu 11.10. Although the logs indicate synergy is connected and able communicate over my LAN, moving the mouse ...
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Emacs transparent background on gnome-shell?
I'm using emacs gui on gnome-shell(3.2). I just set transparent background as the guide shows. It actually works on xfce4 (with compositor turned on). But failed on my gnome-shell laptop.
So is there ...
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Add old top and bottom panels on Gnome 3 without downgrading
I am testing Ubuntu 11.10, I am using Unity so far but I am not 100% convinced I want to use this desktop. I also installed gnome 3, but I find Unity easier to use than gnome 3.
But I would like to ...
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Disable default Gnome Shell Super Key Mapping
Gnome Shell by default uses the Super (Windows) key to display the activities overview. But I'd prefer to use the Super key to invoke Synapse. Right now I have to press Super+Super+Spacebar in order ...
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Incorrect locale setting on Ubuntu with Gnome Shell
I want all applications in my system to be in English language but I want all formats (dates, currency, numbers) to be localized for Germany. I set up my Gnome Shell to the correct setting but ...
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Taking a proper screen shot with GNOME-Shell non-disruptively
Running Fedora 15 (moving to 16 soon) - 2.6.40.6-0.fc15.x86_64
I would like to take a screen shot every few seconds - something like:
$ while true; do import -w root png:$(date +%F_%R:%S).png; sleep ...
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Commandline options in Gnome 3 launchers
I have several firefox profiles and I would like to be asked which to load when I start firefox.
In Gnome2, I had a launcher with the command
firefox -ProfileManager -no-remote
How can I do this ...
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fedora 15 intel legacy driver
So I installed fedora 15 and intel video card driver seemed to work properly until I installed few windows programs through wine and saw video card issues in ms office. some black lines that broke the ...
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Gnome-shell Application Menu customization?
I just recently switched to Fedora 15 with Gnome 3 and the Gnome Shell, but I haven't been able to successfully change the Applications menu shortcuts and groupings. I've tried both the alacarte ...
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Gnome 3 gdm fails to start after preupgrade from fedora 14 to 15
I'm not able to boot fedora 15 in runlevel 5. After all services start, when the login screen should appear, gdm just show a mouse waiting cursor and keeps restarting itself.
From ...
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GNOME 3 Num Lock & KVM switch
I'm using Arch Linux, and I just upgraded to GNOME 3 with GNOME Shell. I have a KVM switch, which says in the instruction manual to press the Scroll Lock key twice to switch modes. Scroll Locks has ...
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What keyboard shortcuts exist for navigating the window selection mode of the Gnome Shell
I've been playing around with the Gnome Shell on my netbook for a week or so and I like the extra space it affords me. However I wonder if I'm missing some keyboard shortcuts when switching between ...
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gnome-shell shortcut for opening new instance
In gnome-shell hitting enter for a search result opens the application in the current workspace or brings up the currently open instance of the app. Is it possible to have a shortcut (like: Alt + ...
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Get error messages from gnome-shell
I want to run gnome-shell on my PC. I have Ubuntu and gnome-shell is installed from ppa.
When I run:
gnome-shell --replace
the session fails - I am on the GDM login screen and can't get any error ...
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Remove Gnome windows manager and install the Xfce windows manager
Is it possible to install a different windows manager?
Currently I am using an HP Netbook 210. The windows manager I am using is "gnome-shell" that comes as default with Fedora 15. However, I am ...
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How to launch Ubuntu Software Center from GNOME Shell?
I have been playing around with GNOME Shell from Ubuntu 9.10.
I installed the preview which is available in Ubuntu 9.10 repositories using
sudo apt-get install gnome-shell
gnome-shell --replace
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